Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 23:49:51 -0500 From: "Jonathan T. Sage" <sagejona@theatre.msu.edu> To: ecrist@adtechintegrated.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Yahoo! and GAIM Message-ID: <3FFF846F.4070002@theatre.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <200401092227.31260.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> References: <200401092151.16631.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com> <3FFF7E3C.8050406@theatre.msu.edu> <200401092227.31260.ecrist@adtechintegrated.com>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 2440 and 3156) --------------enig456F9FB2822765D4FC583B5E Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *snip* >>> >>>TIA >> >>These errors are caused because pkg_add cannot find the listed >>prerequisites. Install those and it should work fine. >> >>~j > > > Not to be rude, but I know that. I have those packages installed, just MUCH > newer versions. How do I work around this and force the install? > > from 'man pkg_add' -f Force installation to proceed even if prerequisite packages are not installed or the requirements script fails. Although pkg_add will still try to find and auto-install missing prerequisite packages, a failure to find one will not be fatal. this may help. I don't have a lot of experience forcing packages, but it might get you somewhere ~j -- "Yesterday upon the stair I saw a man who wasn't there, he wasn't there again today, oh how i wish he'd go away" Rev. Jonathan T. Sage Lighting / Set Designer Professional Web Design [HTTP://theatre.msu.edu] [sagejona@theatre.msu.edu] [See Headers for Contact Info] --------------enig456F9FB2822765D4FC583B5E Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE//4RzoVmW2UUup/ERAuFGAKCRQJeHblsRItXMUulad/RqpjeTuACeIHuj qBUpok6c777n7LZgEUm/RAg= =j5Gb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------enig456F9FB2822765D4FC583B5E--
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